MR. MCCURRY: I'll take any other questions that you've
got an interest in and Bob Bell from the NSC is here if you've got
specific questions about the C-17.

A couple of people have asked about the numbers the
President used in his remarks versus the numbers in the pool. The
numbers in the pool report reflect the California job impact of the
entire C-17 contract. The President, as he was addressing the McDonnell
Douglas employees used numbers that relate just the McDonnell Douglas
aspects of that.

That's the difference between $14 billion and $16.6
billion for the overall multiyear contract which is the total C-17
project. The extra is principally, Bob, the Pratt & Whitney portion of
the contract for the engines. That's the distinction in the numbers
there. The President was talking using the numbers that are relevant to
the McDonnell Douglas employees. The numbers in the pool report are the
overall scope of the contract.

Anything else that we need to --

Q Can you give us a readout on the President's --

MR. MCCURRY: Yes. The President, as indicated in your
pool report, President Clinton placed calls to both Prime Minister Major
and Prime Minister Bruton to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process
en route from Washington to California. Both were warm, cordial,
encouraging calls to the President. The President offered to do
anything he could to help the parties continue the search for peace in
Northern Ireland, and, most importantly, return to a cease-fire that
would mean so much to the people of Northern Ireland. He offered to
remain in contact with them. He reviewed with Prime Minister Major the
meeting that Senator Mitchell had just, I believe, day before yesterday
with Prime Minister Major. And the President, as I say, was encouraged
as a result of the calls that the parties are continuing the search for
a formula that will make good the promise of the Downing Street
Declaration.

Q Has Nick Burns been asked to tone down his rhetoric on
Farrakhan in State Department briefings?

MR. MCCURRY: The question was the same one I got at the
briefing the other day about Nick Burns whether he had been ask to tone
down comments. Not at all. The State Department spokesman, who raised
great concern about the recent itinerary and visits of Minister Louis
Farrakhan in Africa, spoke for the United States government when he
raised serious concerns about the itinerary, about the meetings, and
about what appeared to be fraternization with leaders of governments
that the United States government abhors.

Anything else? We'll be around today, but our intent now
by having this briefing is to pretty much give you the balance of the
day off. And we'll be available immediately after the President's
meeting with Prime Minister Hashimoto this evening to give you a quick
readout. We believe it will most likely conform very closely to what
Ambassador Mondale just briefed.